Memories of Dr. A. A. Metcalfe of Almonte– Florence Watt
The Watts Bros Seed Company Lanark Village
Not Guilty in the Murder of His Grandmother –George Watt Jr.
Lanark Village — Looking for Information for William Blair and Helen Watt
A “Stripper Cow” is an old cow well past her prime. A cow that has nearly stopped giving milk, so that it can be obtained from her only by stripping.
Steer
A castrated, male bovine.
Beaver Hay is the rank grass that grows in beaver meadows.
Speaker: Yeah, some places they made them. Interviewer: Yeah. Speaker: Just all round. Interviewer: Quite different. Um- Speaker: Brought them to a peak. Generally went and got a- a load of wild hay from the beaver meadow or somewhere. Interviewer: Yeah. Speaker: To put on the top because beaver hay turned the water much better than the other. Interviewer: Oh that’s interesting. I wonder why that was. Speaker: I don’t know. At that time, you-know, they, ah- they used to have these big beaver meadows that they had to cut with, ah, the scythe. You’ve seen them?
Speaker: Arnold Milford, Gender: Male, Age at interview: 93, Interview: 1977, Lanark County
Speaker: The loft was above and you put up a hand, you-know? Interviewer: Mm-hm. Speaker: You’d fork it up to the loft and somebody would stack it back and spread it back in the mow. Interviewer: Yes. This was wild hay. Speaker: Wild hay, yeah. Interviewer: Yes. Speaker: Beaver w– what they call beaver hay. Interviewer: Yes
Speaker: Alfred Starz, Gender: Male, Age at interview: 72, Interview: 1978, Lanark County
Broiler Chicken
A meat chicken raised to the weight of 2.65 kg or under.
Buck
Male goat.
Buck
Mature, male deer.
Buckling
A young, male goat (teenager).
Chevon
Meat that comes from adult goats.
Chick
The term for a baby chicken (male or female) until it is about three weeks of age
Cockerel
A young male chicken.
Colostrum
The first milk that any animal (including humans) produce after they give birth. This milk helps to pass along the mother’s immunity to disease to her offspring.
Roaster Chicken
A larger meat chicken raised to the weight of over 2.65 kg.
Sow
An adult female pig that has given birth.
Wattle
The reddish-pink flesh-like covering on the throat and neck of a turkey. It helps to release extra body heat.
Weaned
This term is used to describe the stage when animals are taken off their mother’s milk and fed solid foods, like grasses.
Wether
A neutered male sheep.
Eggs 10 Cents a dozen–Farmers Markets of Smiths Falls and Almonte 1880 and 1889
Dating A Farmer — It’s Not All Hearts And Cow Tails
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